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Jersey Number 14
Kenneth Nwuba
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Huntington Prep [WV]
Bio
Career
Played in 123 career games through five seasons, making eight starts โฆ averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game โฆ redshirted in 2019-20 โฆ played a fifth season in 2023-24, gaining one extra year of eligibility afforded to players who were on rosters during the pandemic-affected 2020-21 season โฆ totaled 122 points, 153 rebounds, 36 blocks and 14 steals in 123 career games โฆ shot 55.1 percent from the field through five seasons.
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2023-24
Played in all 33 games, making two starts โฆ averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game โฆ made 16 of 28 shots (57.1%) โฆ scored a season-high 10 points in the Bruinsโ season-opening win against Saint Francis (Nov. 6) โฆ shot 4-for-4 from the field and had one block in the win against Saint Francis โฆ tallied a season-high five rebounds in six minutes off the bench against Oregon State (Feb. 1) โฆ played at least 10 minutes in 12 contests.
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2022-23
Played in 35 games, making five starts โฆ averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game โฆ recorded a career-best average in rebounding (1.7 rpg) and blocks (21 blocks, 0.6 bpg) โฆ made 20 of 32 shots (62.5%) โฆ logged a career-high 31 minutes in the Bruinsโ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 contest against Gonzaga (March 23) โฆ scored a season-high 10 points in the Bruinsโ NCAA Tournament win against UNC Asheville (March 16) โฆ also had four rebounds and two blocks and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field versus UNC Asheville โฆ recorded a season-high five rebounds in a home victory against Oregon (Dec. 4) โฆ logged a career-high five blocks in a home win versus Utah (Jan. 12) โฆ also had four blocks in a home victory over UC Davis (Dec. 21) โฆ totaled a career-high three assists against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) โฆ did not play against California (Feb. 18) due to a left hip injury, sustained in the previous game versus Stanford (Feb. 16).
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2021-22
Played in 20 games โฆ averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game โฆ made 10 of 15 shot attempts (66.7%) โฆ scored five points in a win against North Florida (Nov. 17) โฆ totaled a season-high four rebounds in a non-conference victory at UNLV (Nov. 27) โฆ had a pair of blocked shots in the season-opening win against CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9).
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2020-21
Played in 18 games (one start) โฆ scored two points, totaled 17 rebounds and blocked four shots in 107 minutes (6.0 minutes per game) โฆ had five rebounds in a season-high 20 minutes in UCLAโs 51-49 win over Michigan in the NCAA Tournamentโs Elite Eight (March 30) โฆ had three rebounds and one block in 15 minutes during the teamโs 73-62 win against BYU in the NCAA Tournamentโs first round (March 20) โฆ earned his first career start in a game at USC (Feb. 6).
2019-20
Did not play โฆ redshirt year.
2018-19
Played in 17 games โฆ averaged 0.4 points and 0.6 rebounds in 2.9 minutes per game โฆ scored a season-high four points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Michigan State (Nov. 22) โฆ also played a season-high seven minutes versus Michigan State โฆ scored two points and had two rebounds at Oregon State (Jan. 13).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner โฆ spent his senior year of high school at Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) under head coach Arkell Bruce โฆ played the previous two seasons at Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) โฆ as a senior at Huntington Prep, averaged 11.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.7 assists per game โฆ was a central player on a Huntington Prep squad that debuted as the nationโs No. 8-ranked team โฆ as a junior at Oak Hill Academy, averaged 7.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and nearly four blocks per game โฆ enrolled as a freshman at Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, Fla.).
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Personal
Full name: Kenneth Beluchukwu Nwubaย (last name is pronounced NEW-buh) โฆ born in Awka, Nigeria โฆ is the second of Ken and Joy Hellen Nwubaโs four sons โฆ has three brothers โ Chisom, Onyeka and Chidi โฆ moved from Nigeria to the United States at age 15, prior to his freshman year of high school โฆ African-American studies major.
ย
Played in 123 career games through five seasons, making eight starts โฆ averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game โฆ redshirted in 2019-20 โฆ played a fifth season in 2023-24, gaining one extra year of eligibility afforded to players who were on rosters during the pandemic-affected 2020-21 season โฆ totaled 122 points, 153 rebounds, 36 blocks and 14 steals in 123 career games โฆ shot 55.1 percent from the field through five seasons.
ย
2023-24
Played in all 33 games, making two starts โฆ averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game โฆ made 16 of 28 shots (57.1%) โฆ scored a season-high 10 points in the Bruinsโ season-opening win against Saint Francis (Nov. 6) โฆ shot 4-for-4 from the field and had one block in the win against Saint Francis โฆ tallied a season-high five rebounds in six minutes off the bench against Oregon State (Feb. 1) โฆ played at least 10 minutes in 12 contests.
ย
2022-23
Played in 35 games, making five starts โฆ averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game โฆ recorded a career-best average in rebounding (1.7 rpg) and blocks (21 blocks, 0.6 bpg) โฆ made 20 of 32 shots (62.5%) โฆ logged a career-high 31 minutes in the Bruinsโ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 contest against Gonzaga (March 23) โฆ scored a season-high 10 points in the Bruinsโ NCAA Tournament win against UNC Asheville (March 16) โฆ also had four rebounds and two blocks and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field versus UNC Asheville โฆ recorded a season-high five rebounds in a home victory against Oregon (Dec. 4) โฆ logged a career-high five blocks in a home win versus Utah (Jan. 12) โฆ also had four blocks in a home victory over UC Davis (Dec. 21) โฆ totaled a career-high three assists against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) โฆ did not play against California (Feb. 18) due to a left hip injury, sustained in the previous game versus Stanford (Feb. 16).
ย
2021-22
Played in 20 games โฆ averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game โฆ made 10 of 15 shot attempts (66.7%) โฆ scored five points in a win against North Florida (Nov. 17) โฆ totaled a season-high four rebounds in a non-conference victory at UNLV (Nov. 27) โฆ had a pair of blocked shots in the season-opening win against CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9).
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2020-21
Played in 18 games (one start) โฆ scored two points, totaled 17 rebounds and blocked four shots in 107 minutes (6.0 minutes per game) โฆ had five rebounds in a season-high 20 minutes in UCLAโs 51-49 win over Michigan in the NCAA Tournamentโs Elite Eight (March 30) โฆ had three rebounds and one block in 15 minutes during the teamโs 73-62 win against BYU in the NCAA Tournamentโs first round (March 20) โฆ earned his first career start in a game at USC (Feb. 6).
2019-20
Did not play โฆ redshirt year.
2018-19
Played in 17 games โฆ averaged 0.4 points and 0.6 rebounds in 2.9 minutes per game โฆ scored a season-high four points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Michigan State (Nov. 22) โฆ also played a season-high seven minutes versus Michigan State โฆ scored two points and had two rebounds at Oregon State (Jan. 13).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner โฆ spent his senior year of high school at Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) under head coach Arkell Bruce โฆ played the previous two seasons at Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) โฆ as a senior at Huntington Prep, averaged 11.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.7 assists per game โฆ was a central player on a Huntington Prep squad that debuted as the nationโs No. 8-ranked team โฆ as a junior at Oak Hill Academy, averaged 7.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and nearly four blocks per game โฆ enrolled as a freshman at Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, Fla.).
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Personal
Full name: Kenneth Beluchukwu Nwubaย (last name is pronounced NEW-buh) โฆ born in Awka, Nigeria โฆ is the second of Ken and Joy Hellen Nwubaโs four sons โฆ has three brothers โ Chisom, Onyeka and Chidi โฆ moved from Nigeria to the United States at age 15, prior to his freshman year of high school โฆ African-American studies major.
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